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Brianna Frick won $1,000 scholarship

Brianna Frick, daughter of David and Tracy Frick from Fort Morgan, has been awarded a $1,000 Basin Electric Power Cooperative Employee Scholarship.

This scholarship program is designed to recognize and encourage the achievements of the children of member cooperative employees, which includes Morgan County Rural Electric Association. Qualified applicants must be students enrolled or planning to enroll in a full-time graduate or undergraduate course of study at an accredited, two-year or four-year college, university or vocational/technical school.

Basin Electric Power Cooperative is one of the largest electric generation and transmission cooperatives in the United States, and is based in Bismark, North Dakota.

The scholarship program is administered and conducted by the Basin Electric Power Cooperative human resources division. Winners are selected by a scholarship selection committee.

Brianna carries a weighted 3.88 grade point average at Fort Morgan High School, and is a member of the National Honor Society. She has been active in volleyball and track, receiving Academic All-State designation in both sports, along with All-Conference in track and All-Conference Honorable Mention in volleyball. She is also active with the Future Business Leaders of America and was named as a Lion's Club Student of the Month.

In addition to her extra-curricular undertakings, Brianna has served as the nursery director for United Methodist Church; as a referee for Women's League Volleyball; and as assistant to the athletic secretary at Fort Morgan High School.

She plans to attend the University of Nebraska-Kearney to pursue a business degree in administration and finance.